Cement News tagged: International
Essroc reduces workforce by 10%, USA
Essroc Cement in Nazareth laid off 19 production and maintenance workers — about 10 per cent of its workforce
Dangote may seek US$5bn in London share sale
Dangote Cement Plc is working with three banks to raise as much as US$5bn in a London share sale,
Lithuania: Akmene Cement’s Jan-Oct revenues up 21%
Akmenes Cementas, Lithuania’s only cement manufacturer, said on Monday that its sales revenues for January through October rose by 21 per cent
Possible Saudi Arabia line closures?
Saudi Arabian cement companies may stop operating some production lines and start laying off workers,
Trinidad Cement reports third-quarter loss
Trinidad Cement Ltd reported a loss of J$80.8m (US$0.95m) for the quarter ended September 30 and announced that it was seeking a restructuring of its debt.
Full-year production rises, Poland
The Polish cement sector is likely to post a rise in production levels during 2010, making up for losses in
Cementos Cosmos Toral in EUR1.8m investment, Spain
Cimpor’s Spanish cement factory in Toral de los Vados, is to benefit from a EUR1.8bn investment.
India: cement prices re-start downward roll?
Oversupply in the south India and incremental supply in the west are among the reasons cement prices
Lafarge reaffirms commitment to Africa?
Bruno Lafont, chairman and CEO of Lafarge, has carried out a whistle-stop tour through Africa including
Turkish company to develop Iraq plant

A Turkish company has received approval to develop the Sinjar Cement Plant and invest it for 15 years,
Ghacem to expand capacity, Ghana?
Ghana Cement Works (GHACEM) is to expand the production capacity of its factories at Takoradi andTema
Japan: hiking exports to salvage profits
Japanese manufacturers of industrial materials are raising export prices in a bid to beef up profit margins
Murli board okays sale of plant, India

India’s Murli Industries Ltd Friday said its board has approved the sale of its cement plant
Pakistan seeks to cash in on cement exports
Cement exports of Pakistan are expected to grow steadily in the years to come, as Russia and Qatar are
Lafarge may build new plant in Zimbabwe
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe says it may build a new cement manufacturing plant in Zimbabwe to increase its installed capacity to 1Mt in five years, but
PPC plans to invest in Mozambique - report
Pretoria Portland Cement Ltd. plans to invest US$200m in a new cement factory in southern Mozambique